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Tess Johnson

2018 Olympian
  • Hometown
    Vail, Colo.
  • Team
    U.S. Moguls Team
  • Years on Team
    7 (since 2016)
  • Born
    06/19/2000
  • Club(s)
    Ski & Snowboard Club Vail
  • School:
    Harvard Extension School
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"I am very grateful that my skiing has created this platform for me to inspire, and be inspired by, young girls everywhere. "

6 Things You Didn't Know About Tess Johnson

  • 1. Tess set the precedent for naming young athletes to the national team when she was named at age 14, the youngest ever at the time
  • 2. She is the youngest American freestyle athlete ever to medal in a World Championships
  • 3. She is a spokesperson for Girl PowHER, a program apart of Youth Power 365 in the Vail Valley, that empowers young girls mentally, physically, and emotionally
  • 4. Her favorite competition memory was dueling against her best friend and fellow teammate, Jaelin Kauf, during the semi-final of the 2019 Dual Moguls World Championships.
  • 5. Tess originally wanted to be a slopestyle skier but was young at the time to compete. She enrolled in "Bumps and Jumps" and fell in love with mogul skiing.
  • 6. Tess picked up playing the ukulele during quarantine

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World Championships
Teams: 2019, 2021 • 3rd, DM, Deer Valley, USA, 2019
Olympics
Teams: 2018
World Cup
1st, DM, Tazawako, 2018 • 3rd, MO, Lake Placid, 2019 • 3rd, DM, Deer Valley, 2021 • 3rd, MO, Alpe d'Huez, 2021
U.S. Championships
1st, DM, Waterville Valley, 2018